Puerto Rico, Jamaica: History of Slaves

Posted 2 August 2007 12:42 GMT

Countries	Jamaica, Puerto Rico (U.S.)
Topics	Environment, History, Indigenous

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Jamaica

The Voice of the Taino People Online reports on the findings of a Caribbean archaeological conference, which suggest that many slaves were wealthy during slavery: “Their wealth came not from handouts from planters but from their work in the grounds, their trading and their farms in the hills.”

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